Trump is back baby!

[an liathroid beag]

Bully in retreat?
Indeed, Trump’s zig-zags raises the possibility the opposition can achieve the best of both worlds: A little less damage to the country and the world, along with a continued decline in Trump’s popularity.

One might also note that it’s the markets that forced this change. What lesson can politicians, especially Democrats, learn from this? Well, if I can put it this way, imitate the markets. Be tough. Send a clear and unequivocal message.

That message should be that Donald Trump is both a dangerous autocrat with destructive plans, but also that he is a bully who cowers in a real fight. The good news is that no figure is more contemptible than a bully in retreat.

“When people feel uncertain, they’d rather have someone strong and wrong than weak and right,” Bill Clinton said way back in 2002.

Could we be entering a period when the public sees that Trump is both wrong and weak?

 

[How bad boy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915068294702288981

Sometimes it must hit hard for some to realize how stupid they did

 

[Dr. Aaoouh]

Bully in retreat?
Indeed, Trump’s zig-zags raises the possibility the opposition can achieve the best of both worlds: A little less damage to the country and the world, along with a continued decline in Trump’s popularity.

One might also note that it’s the markets that forced this change. What lesson can politicians, especially Democrats, learn from this? Well, if I can put it this way, imitate the markets. Be tough. Send a clear and unequivocal message.

That message should be that Donald Trump is both a dangerous autocrat with destructive plans, but also that he is a bully who cowers in a real fight. The good news is that no figure is more contemptible than a bully in retreat.

“When people feel uncertain, they’d rather have someone strong and wrong than weak and right,” Bill Clinton said way back in 2002.

Could we be entering a period when the public sees that Trump is both wrong and weak?

No.

 

[How bad boy]

Bully in retreat?
Indeed, Trump’s zig-zags raises the possibility the opposition can achieve the best of both worlds: A little less damage to the country and the world, along with a continued decline in Trump’s popularity.

One might also note that it’s the markets that forced this change. What lesson can politicians, especially Democrats, learn from this? Well, if I can put it this way, imitate the markets. Be tough. Send a clear and unequivocal message.

That message should be that Donald Trump is both a dangerous autocrat with destructive plans, but also that he is a bully who cowers in a real fight. The good news is that no figure is more contemptible than a bully in retreat.

“When people feel uncertain, they’d rather have someone strong and wrong than weak and right,” Bill Clinton said way back in 2002.

Could we be entering a period when the public sees that Trump is both wrong and weak?

It'll take years and for a large swath of the population, it'll never change

None of the supposed benefits of Brexit have appeared and an awful lot of negative consequences have turned up. I can't think of a single tangible benefit of Brexit, and I can't recall a single politician saying it has been delivered well, just a circle of blame among brexiters saying someone else cocked it up.

And yet:

So yeah, clear majority saying it was a bad idea but still 30% think it was the right decision, 9 years on.

 

[slick fingers]

Maybe Ireland should just get Denis O'Brien to be Taoiseach, he's rich and knows how to do deals with politicians as the Moriarty Tribunal showed. He's smart, knows how to get things done.

I think you could be right

O'Brien receives €5.8m from State agency for legal costs

Businessman Denis O'Brien has received €5.8 million from the State Claims Agency for his legal costs in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal dating back as far as 2001, it has been confirmed.

www.rte.ie

 

[How bad boy]

I think you could be right

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O'Brien receives €5.8m from State agency for legal costs

Businessman Denis O'Brien has received €5.8 million from the State Claims Agency for his legal costs in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal dating back as far as 2001, it has been confirmed.

www.rte.ie

No punishment and a massive expenses claim.

Not a bad result from a tribunal that " it was "beyond doubt" that Mr Lowry imparted substantive information to Mr O'Brien, which it said was "of significant value and assistance to him in securing the licence". and that "It also summarised payments to Mr Lowry made or facilitated by Mr O'Brien, totalling £447,000 and support for a £420,000 loan, as well as donations by Mr O'Brien or his companies to Fine Gael."


Some would call that corruption, some would call it canny business...

 

[How bad boy]

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Why is Trump proposing to officially give Crimea to Putin ?

He has to know that Zelensky can't agree to this and Europe will also reject this as the aggressor can't be rewarded

 

[Dinger]

Why is Trump proposing to officially give Crimea to Putin ?

He has to know that Zelensky can't agree to this and Europe will also reject this as the aggressor can't be rewarded

Looks like he's bored with the whole thing. He doesn't seem to be a guy who can appreciate or deal with complex matters.

The dozy cnut thought it could be solved in 24 hours.

 

[markyboy]